Hot-headed drivers not only call each other names but have been known to rip NASCAR and sometimes their own teams. Some have even gone off on the media.

Here’s a look at the NASCAR drivers most likely to have a Sherman-like meltdown.

Kevin Harvick

Harvick has either feuded with or attacked half the drivers in the Sprint Cup Series. Some of his pit-road rants and confrontations with other drivers are classic, and he was one of the first drivers to get suspended for a race for intentionally wrecking another driver.

Harvick excels at clever name-calling and getting under other drivers skin with thinly veiled criticism. He once scuffled with Carl Edwards in the NASCAR garage and then later called Edwards phony during Edwards’ feud with Brad Keselowski.

Even his own teammates are not safe when Harvick loses his cool. Last year, he called Richard Childress Racing teammates Austin and Ty Dillon — the boss’s grandchildren — “punk-ass kids” after getting into a wreck with Ty in a NASCAR truck race.

Tony Stewart

Stewart, one of NASCAR’s most fierce competitors, has gone after nearly everyone throughout his career — drivers, reporters, photographers, fans and even NASCAR. Stewart has been called on the carpet more than once for ripping NASCAR officials and criticizing the sport, which he once compared to the WWE.

Stewart’s latest outburst came last year when he went after Joey Logano after an incident at California, calling him a “dumb little son-of-a-(expletive)” and saying, “I’m going to bust his ass.”

Stewart, who flung his helmet at Matt Kenseth two years ago, later said that NASCAR should just let NASCAR drivers settle their differences by fighting. “It shouldn’t be any different than hockey—let us have at it and when one guy goes to the ground, it’s over.”

Kurt Busch

Busch is not only NASCAR’s angriest driver, but has been frequently mentioned among the most hated athletes in sports for his memorable tirades.
That’s because Busch has trouble holding his tongue and controlling his emotions. Known for frequently berating his team during races, Busch was penalized early in his career for verbally abusing NASCAR officials during a race. Even law enforcement officials aren’t immune from his wrath. In 2005, he was detained by authorities and then suspended by his team for going off on Arizona police during a routine traffic stop.

Two years ago, Busch was released by team owner Roger Penske after a late-season rant toward an ESPN reporter was caught on camera. A year later, he was placed on probation for berating Sporting News reporter Bob Pockrass during a pit-road interview.

Busch has lashed out at numerous drivers over the years. Perhaps his best barb was calling Jimmy Spencer a “decrepit old has-been” after an incident at Indy. No wonder Busch has been punched by at least two drivers.

Kyle Busch

No one can get under people’s skin like Busch, who also has had numerous run-ins with other drivers.

Busch once called Carl Edwards Mr. Ed after an incident at Bristol, and has been both suspended for wrecking drivers intentionally and punched by a rival team owner.

He even got into a name-calling incident with his own brother after wrecking him in the annual all-star race early in his career.

Brad Keselowski

Keselowski, the 2012 Sprint Cup champion, is well known for his pointed opinions and willingness to speak his mind. He’s been in trouble more than once for criticizing the sport and getting on the wrong side of NASCAR officials.

Early in his career, he also had a reputation for being overly aggressive and sometimes roughing up other drivers, leading to classic feuds with drivers like Edwards and Kyle Busch.

Keselowski was so upset with Busch a few years ago that he grabbed the microphone during driver introductions at Bristol and yelled, “Kyle Busch is an ass.”